Wednesday’s Verse—The Vanguard’s Regret

This week’s verse moves from a fantasy terza rima about mermaids to a science fiction piece of blank verse about someone in the vanguard of a world-wide evacuation. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry, a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016.

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The Vanguard's Regret

And so I watched the starship climb away

into the sky, and thought how much better

it would be, if I had climbed aboard, and

now did fly away with those who therein

did find sanctuary within its strong hull

until, at last, the ship could reach a home,

and they, kept safe and sound, and fast asleep,

did wake to a new world, new hopes, new dreams,

but with me, with me, instead of waking

all alone, with no-one but each other, 

hoping I come home.

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You can find the first two poetry collections at the links below - although there are plans to reissue them with more genre-appropriate covers in the future. The third collection will be released later in the year.

books2read.com/u/mVLQZb

books2read.com/u/bxgyLd